Elmer B. Adams
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Elmer Bragg Adams (October 27, 1842 – October 24, 1916) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Education and career
Adams was born on October 27, 1842, in
Federal judicial service
Adams received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on May 17, 1895, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by Judge Henry Samuel Priest. He was nominated to the same position by President Cleveland on December 4, 1895. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1895, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 29, 1905, due to his elevation to the Eighth Circuit.[3]
Adams received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Amos Madden Thayer. He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 5, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1905, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. His service terminated on October 24, 1916, due to his death in St. Louis.[3]
Personal life
Adams was married to Emma Richmond of Woodstock, Vermont in 1870.[2]
References
- ^ Official Manual of the State of Missouri. Jefferson City, MO: Missouri Secretary of State. 1901. p. 469.
- ^ a b c d Johnson 1906, p. 38
- ^ a b c Elmer Bragg Adams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Elmer Bragg". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 38. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, vol. 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 9
- Elmer Bragg Adams at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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